Procedure and Surgery Terms

The commonest misunderstanding in gynecology: total means the cervix as well, not the ovaries as well.

An operation to remove all of the larynx (voice box).

Removal of the breast.

Surgery to remove the entire pancreas.

Surgery to remove the cervix (the end of the uterus that forms a canal between the uterus and the vagina).The upper part of the vagina and certain pelvic lymph nodes may also be removed.

Removal of a triangular block of tissue with the abnormal area at its center, taking as little healthy tissue as safety allows.

A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer.

Surgery to cut out the cancer and some healthy tissue around it.

A procedure used to mark a small area of abnormal tissue so it can be removed by surgery.